1. Characteristics of DEVELOPED Countries:

- highly urbanized
- high percentage of people working in manufacturing (2nd) and and service (3rd) industries
- technology advanced (computers, cell phones, internet users)
- GDP: high
- GDP per capita: greater than $11, 500
- GDP by sector:
* agriculture: 5%
* industry: 40%
* services: 55%

- Labor force:

* agriculture: 1%
* industry: 20%
* services: 79%


2. Characteristics of DEVELOPING Countries:




- more rural
- high percentage of people working in agriculture (1st)
- I.M.R.: high (less than 10 per 1000)
- Unemployment rate: high (more than 10%)
- Population below poverty: high (more than 20%)
- Life expectancy: low (less than 70)
- literacy rate: low (less than 92%)
- H.D.I.: 750
- GDP: low
- GDP per capita: less than $11, 500
- GDP by sector:
* agriculture: 35%
* industry: 35%
* services: 30%


- Labor force:

* agriculture: 40%
* industry: 30%
* services: 30%


3. examples of secondary industries:
Primary Industry involves changing natural resources into primary products. Like raw materials for other industries
Ex: Farming, agriculture, agribusiness, fishing, forestry and all mining and quarrying industries
4. Examples of SECONDARY Industries:
o Examples:

Automobile Manufacturing,
Steel production,
Textile industry,
Energy industry,
Metalworking,
Tobacco industry,
Brewing industry

5. Examples of TERTIARY Industries:
Kroger, finance, insurance, investment, real estate, transportation, computers, telephone sales, book stores, radio stations, Comcast, First Tennessee Bank, Regions, Hilton Hotels, Chick-fil-a, Malco Movie Theaters, Plumbing, Hutchison School, Doctor, Police, Fire fighters
6. Examples of QUATERNARY Industries:
Definition: sector of industry including the intellectual services, an extension of the three sector hypothesis of the industrial
· research, development, and information
· cancer researcher
· St. Jude
· Creative industry (Computer software, animation, new media, and brand creation)
· Google
· Library
· intellectual services
· information generation
· information sharing

-Usually goes with tertiary industries
-Located in developed countries


services: 30%

3. Examples of PRIMARY Industries: